Here are more books & movies (mainly fiction) that we've been enjoying while studying China:
- Sagwa: The Chinese Siamese Cat movies
- Ma Jiang and the Orange Ants by Porte - wonderful story about a little girl whose father & brother leave to help build the Great Wall. While they're gone, she discovers a way to help improve their family business.
- Tikki Tikki Tembo by Mosel - we've loved this for years!
- The Story About Ping by Flack - another we've loved for years!
- Pi-shu: the Little Panda by Butler
- The Seven Chinese Sisters by Tucker - cute story about 7 sisters who each have a special "talent" - they work together to save the littlest sister
- The Five Chinese Brothers by Bishop - we've read this book before - very funny book & Alex likes me to read it over & over
- A to Z: China by Fontes -we like this series
- At the Beach by Huy Voun Lee - This book shows you how to write Chinese characters. There are also other books by this author, but I felt like this particular book had the easiest characters to copy.
- Following Jade! Let's Visit Chinese Kindergarten (video) - this is a cute video that teaches you a few Chinese words (for example, "hello" and numbers to 10)
- Count Your Way Through China by Haskins - we always enjoy these books
- The Emeperor's New Clothes: a Tale Set in China by Demi - this might have been Alexandra's favorite book while studying China - we read it many times
- Giant Panda's: Gifts from China by Fowler
- Ruby's Wish by Bridges - true story about the author's grandmother and how she was one of the first Chinese women to be admitted to a particular university
- Chinese New Year Crafts by Bledsoe - this is a great book of Chinese crafts that you could use any time while studying China, not just for New Year's. I don't know why, but I just haven't gotten back into crafts the past few weeks, so although there were lots of good ideas for China, we didn't do very much.
- Chinese New Year (videorecording by Schlessinger) - highly recommended
- Chinese Fables at http://www.starfall.com/n/level-c/chinese-fables/load.htm?f
- The Ballad of Mulan by Zhang - the Chinese story of Mulan - it shows the Chinese characters in the margin - the back of the book says Mulan may have been based on some truth
- Mulan & Mulan 2 - Disney movies - demonstrates Chinese culture & it's very entertaining
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